KHNP will select a new contractor for Dukovany's two APR1000 reactors after talks collapse
From the Energy digest for Oct 29, 2026
What happened: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power is to select a new contractor for the construction of two APR1000 reactors at the Czech Republic's Dukovany nuclear power plant, World Nuclear News reported, after contract negotiations with the Daewoo–Doosan consortium collapsed.
What's genuinely new: The Korean state utility's construction-contract talks for the Czech units have broken off outright — the consortium is out and a new contractor selection is opening. What ended the talks goes unreported: no cause, no retender timeline, no cost figures, and no word on which bidders remain.
Watch: Who KHNP selects — Korean suppliers, a mixed bid, or a non-Korean builder — and how Czech utility and government partners respond; the schedule hold on the two units; whether the failed talks shade into wider Korea–Czech nuclear supply relations; and the terms of the new selection.
Links: World Nuclear News · Oct 29, 12:15 PM ET